Stock feeder



Aug. 21, 1%23.

N. A. HEACQCK STOCK FEEDER Original Filed April 12, 1920 awuwwto'.

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Patented Aug. 21,1923. i

NATHAN A. HEAcocK, or SULLIVAN, ILLInoIs.

"sroox FEEDER.

Original application filed April 12, 1920, Serial No. 373,218. Dividedandthis application filed June 1,

beria-l No. 373,218 which has become Patent No. 1,441,845, issued Jan.9, 1923.

Among other objects, the invention seeks to provide a feeder especiallydesigned for feeding swill to hogs or for the purpose of watering hogs.

Other and incidental objects will appear. hereinafter. I

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of the feeder, and

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view through the device.

In carrying the invention into effect, I employ a trough 10 providedwith sides 11, the ends of the trough being extended upwardly to formstandards 12. may, of course, be constructed of any suitable materialand varied in dimensions as desired. Formed in the upper end edges ofthe standards medially thereof are alined slots 18. r

A hopper 32 is employed. Connected to the inner side of said hopper is'adividing board 33 to the upper outer corner of which is connected abracket 34. A similar bracket 35 is mounted upon the outer side of thehopper and,as will be observed, the brackets 34 and 35 coact to providea hanger detach ably engaging in the slots 18 of the stand The trough v1921. Serial No. 474,088.

ards 12 of the trough for supporting the hopper thereon. Hingedlyconnected to the lower margin of 'the dividing board -33 are guards 36arranged to project over the T trough at opposite sides of said board.

These guards each include parallel side rails to which are connecteda-suitable number of spaced cross slats and, as particularly shown inFigure 2, the outer side rails of the guards snugly engage over the sidewalls 11. of the trough to prevent accidental upward displacement of theguards.

As will now be understood,swill or water may be introduced. into thetrough through the hopper 32 to be consumed from the trough through theguards 36. When desired, the hopper may be readily detached from thetrough by simply lifting upwardly upon the hopper so that, as becomesfrequently necessary, the trough may be readily cleaned. swaying of thehopper and dividing board upon the standards 12 will be prevented by thebrackets 34 and 35 while the standards will, of course, coact with thehopper and said board to limit endwise move- Inent thereof; Iaccordingly provide a trough of particularly simple and, at the sametime, efi'ective design.

Having thus described, the invention, what is claimed as new is: 7

A stockffeeder including a trough having standards, a hopper, a dividingboard ex- 7 tending fromthe hopper. brackets mounted one upon the hopperand the other upon said board and engaging with the standards for 7supporting the hopper over the trough, and guards connected to thedividing board and engaging overopposite sides of the trough.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. NATHAN A. HEACOCK. [L.S.]

